Extendible bracelet



C. A. GOOZEY EXTENDIBLE BRACELET Filed Aug. 19. 1924 gnoe'ntoz (Z aria) v1 0 oze GU01 new 5 .Patented Feb. 10, 1925.

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EXTENJJIIBLE BRACELET.

Application filed August 19, 1924.

To all whom it may concern:

Belt known that 1, CHARLES A. Grooznr, a citizen of the United States, residing at 207 Ohio Avenue, Providence, in the county of Providence and State of Rhode Island, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Extendible Bracelets, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved construction of extondible bracelet; and has for its object to provide a bracelet of this character formed of a series of box links flexibly connected together by connector links, the box links having mounted therein means for detachable connection with the connector links. I

A further object of this invent-ion is the provision of yieldable means in the box links for connecting it to the connector links, the links are adapted to give or yield and permit endwise contraction and expansion of a chain or bracelet.

With these and other objects in View, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, as will be more fully described, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims. a

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure l is a side elevation showing a portion of a bracelet of my improved construction.

Figure 2 is a perspective View of the box link before the end portions are folded to inclose the ends of the box.

Figure 3 shows the swinging hook-shaped tubing member detached.

Figure 1 shows the sliding bar attaching member.

Figure 5 is a plan view'illustrating three box links in section and connected together by loop links through my improved attaching members and showing the hook in one as swung to disengaged position, the hook in the middle one as being returned to engaged position and both the hook and the slide bar in the third link as being in extended position with their tension spring compressed.

Figure 6 is a central sectional elevation through one of the box links and showing a: loop link as connected to either end of the box link.

It is found in the practical use of link bracelets of this character to be of advantage to form the links in such a Way that the bracelet may be extended in the direction of Serial No. 732,947.

its length and to act under spring tension so as to softly and yieldingly the of the wearer and to adjust itself to arms of different sizes, and it is also found of atlvantage to provide means in a bracelet whereby one or more of the links may be readily removed or added to the bracelet to regulate its operating length; and the following is a detailed descriptibn oi the present embodiment of my invention in which both the elasticity and the relnbvability are obtained v WVith reference to the drawings; 10 designates the box link of my improved ,cl'onstruction which may be formed of tubing or which may be struck up from sheet stock and folded into thedesired shape having a bottom Wall 11, top wall 12, side walls 13, and end walls 14. The ends of this. sex link are preferably slotted as at 15 fer the re'oeption of the end portions of tile loop or ring links 16, which ring links ampere-ably set in a plane at right angles to that bf the box links 10. V a

In order to provide simpleand eflective means for detachably and yieldingly con- 7 necting the loop links to thebok links, I

have formed a bar member, the side arm 17 of which lies against and vieldably engages one of the side walls of the box. links and its end arm 18 bridges the end slot 15 and extends through one end 'ot the loop link 16 to; permanently connect an; the box link. V r V i Near the opposite end of this slide bar is a spring abutment arm 19. The c'lioperating hook-shaped swinging member 20 is provided with a body portion having an arm 21 which rides upon and is fulcrumed on the arm 17 of the slide bar. Thisbar is also provided with a forwardly-extending hobk portion 22 adapted to swing into and out of engagement with the loop link 16 and this body is provided with a rearwardly-ektending operating end portion 28 which is positioned relatively to the fulcrum arm 21 so that when pressure is brought to bear on this arm 23 through an opening 24 in the side wall of the link, this member 20 will swing on its pivot or fulcrum 21 and cause the hook end 22 to be withdrawn from engagementwith its link 16.

In order to force and normally hold the hook portion in engagement with its link 16, I have mounted a coil spring 25 to act in opposite directions upon these attaching members, one end pressing against arm 19 of the slide bar while the other end enters the notch 26 in the swinging hook men'iber. This spring also performs a second function which is that of effecting a contracting action upon both of these attaching members simultaneously to draw their respective attached loop links 16 into their respective notches 16 at opposite ends of the box links, thereby providing detachaloility and extendibility to the chain or bracelet, in other words this coiled spring 525 performs two functions first it normally holds the hook 22 in engagement with its link 16 and second, it serves to draw both the hook member and the slide member inwardly toward each other and the ends of the adjacent box links into contracted abutting position.

In order to operate this hook attaching member and move it into disengaged position, a pin or other pointed instrument 27 as illustrated in dotted lines, in Figure 5, is passed through the opening 2% in the side Wall of the boX link which may be readily accomplished by the wearer when it is desired to remove a link or insert an extra one into the bracelet to increase or reduce its operating length.

In some instances it is found desirable to moimt a presser member 28 in one of these links so that one portion will extend out through the side Wall thereof in position to be engaged and operated to move the hook member therein to diseng aged position.

The foregoing description is directed solely towards the construction illustrated, but I desire it to be understood that I reserve the privilege of restoring to all the mechanical changes to which the device is susceptible, the invention being defined and limited only by the terms of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A. chain link in box form having a connector member operatively mounted therein for attachment with the next adjacent link, and a spring acting on said member to normally press it to engaging position and also permit a longitudinal movement of said member in its link.

2. A chain link of box form having a floating hook-shaped connector member operatively housed therein for connection with the next adjacent link and a spring acting on said member to normally retain its hook portion in link-engaging position andto press this member endways to contracted position, and also to provide relative endways yieldability to said member.

3. A chain link of box form having a pair of connector members operatively mounted therein for ready connection with the next adjacent link, a spring acting between said members to swing one to engaging position and move both to contracted position in their link.

4. A chain link in box form having a pair of connector members operatively mounted therein for connection with adjacent links, a spring acting between said members to swing one to engaging position and move both to contracted position in their link. and a presser member by which one of said connector members may be swung to disengaging position.

5. An extendible link bracelet construction comprising a cries of box links connected by loop links, a connector member slidably housed in the box link. and a spring for yieldingly pressing said member into engagement with its adjacent loop link and at the same time permitting a yielding longitudinal expansive movement between said links.

6. An extendible link bracelet construction comprising a series of box links, a loop link at each end of the box link, a pair of connector members slidably housed in said box link and engaging said loop links at the opposite ends thereof, and a spring acting between said members to draw said loop links toward each other and yieldingly connect said box and loop links.

7 7. An extendible link bracelet structure comprising a series of box links connected by loop links, a pair oi connector members slidably mounted in each box link and en gaging said loop links at each end thereof, and a spring acting between said members to swing one to engaging position and more both to contracted position thereby moving said loop links toward each other.

8. An eXte-ndible link bracelet compris ing a plurality of box links having its ends slotted, a connecting loop attached to each end of said box links and extending into its slotted ends, and a hook-shaped member movably housed in each box link bridging said slot and extending through its loop link, and a spring yielding-1y holding said member in loop link engaging position.

In testimony whereof l atii x my signature.

CHARLES A. GOOZEY. 

